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Sarah’s route into fiction
Sarah explains how she got started as a writer and some of the themes of her fiction.
  1. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  2. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  3. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  5. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  6. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  7. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  8. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  9. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  10. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  11. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  12. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  13. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  14. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  15. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  16. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  17. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
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